Oleksii Kretsu, a Ukrainian soldier from Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, spent nearly 2 years in Russian captivity.
He returned with tuberculosis and hepatitis B contracted while held.
His recollection of the time in Russian captivity is nothing short of a horror movie ⬇️
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- Texty.org.ua started investigated all the horrors in Russian prisons, where Ukrainian are captured long ago. Here are three tragic stories from one Russian death camp: texty.org.ua/articles/11281…Taking no prisoners: Why Russia is executing Ukrainian captives newsweek.com/russia-ukraine…
- It is hardly a secret that there is a worldwide network of (pro-)Russian organisations & supporters of the so-called “Russian world”. TEXTY used open-source information about Russia’s potential agents & visualised the findings. Here is what we found out: texty.org.ua/projects/10832…
00:00 - Battle for the history: how Russia is waging information war through children's books in foreign languages. A thread 🧵⤵️
- Some of the most common arguments against the US aid to Ukraine echo Russian propaganda. We have identified these misleading narratives and explained why they are inaccurate and what is wrong with them.
- ‼️ The editorial team of Texty.org.ua faced an unprecedented wave of hate after publishing material about the U.S. opponents of aid to Ukraine. Hundreds, if not thousands, of X (Twitter) accounts are spreading false information about the publication. Our statement ⬇️
- Decoding Russian missile maneuvers during the mass rocket attack on Ukraine on 21 September 🗺⤵ Russian missiles struck in multiple waves, entering Ukrainian airspace from different directions, constantly altering their course along the way. Based on night-time reports from
- On Monday, US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed that she is an "enemy of the state" in Ukraine. Greene accused Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa for putting elected members of Congress “on their state KILL list”. “Zelenskyy is the real enemy of democracy,” @RepMTG added. ⬇️
- A water trap. The Russians are not allowing residents to leave flooded villages in the occupied Kherson Region and are firing at volunteers. 1/8
- Today, another reaction to our latest data research, "Roller Coaster," investigating the ecosystem of U.S. opponents of aid to Ukraine appeared on the Fox News website, describing Texty.org.ua as a “Biden-linked Ukraine group.”
- Replying to @Textyorgua_EngA few centuries ago the world only knew of Muscovy. Now, with the help of powerful & extensively-funded Russian propaganda, the situation has drastically changed & the history of Rus’ has become a parody. Russia has created a colossal fake and made the whole world believe it!
- Replying to @Textyorgua_EngWesterners tend to think that modern Russia descends from medieval Rus’ with its centre in Kyiv because of almost identical names. They don't seem to differentiate between these 2 countries – Rus’ & Russia – from completely different epochs & never heard of a 1721 “rebranding”.
- Replying to @Textyorgua_EngWe view this campaign as an attack on freedom of speech and a display of chauvinism against the citizens of Ukraine. Our full statement ⬇️
- “They called him a Banderite, saying all Banderites must be killed & cut to pieces. He was beaten cruelly, forced to stand still for hours, sometimes with hands raised.” A must-read investigation how Russian “death camps” torture & kill Ukrainian POWs. texty.org.ua/articles/112816












